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Some sad news has hit one of the forums of which I am a member. A member’s two year old daughter has been diagnosed with neuroblastoma. Cancer is a horrible thing for anyone to deal with, but particularly hard when the one affected is a child.

In a show of support, several of the TNNers are making a blanket for Hope, with each person knitting up a 20cm x 20cm square to be sewn together into a large knitted quilt.

So I’ve made up a pattern in the image of the Chinese character for “Hope.” My square contribution is knit to this pattern, in Merino et Soie 8ply DK on 4.5 mm.

I would like to ask that anyone in New Zealand who uses this pattern (dishcloth or otherwise), to please make a donation of any domination to Hope’s fund through Kiwibank. At the very least, give your child(ren) a hug and kiss and tell them you love them.

The fund account number is:

Hope Osborne

38-9009-0002097-00

For those wanting to follow Hope’s journey back to health, her father has set up a Facebook Group.

All my thoughts and get well wishes are with Hope and her family.

Hope

Pattern Info:

Gauge: 6 sts x 8 rows per inch

Yarn: 8ply DK Yarn of your choice, preferably cotton or bamboo if for a dishcloth.

Needles: 4.5mm

Gauges is not important if you are knitting this as a dishcloth.

Pattern:

CO42 using Long Tail Cast On

Rows 1 – 5, and all odd rows: Knit

Rows 6, 8, 10, 12: K4 P18 K1 P15 K4

Row: 14: K4 P18 K1 P5 K1 P9 K4

Row 16: K4 P2 K3 P9 K1 P3 K1 P4 K2 P9 K4

Row 18: K4 P4 K2 P8 K1 P3 K1 P3 K1 P1 K2 P8 K4

Row 20: K4 P6 K2 P6 K1 P3 K1 P5 K2 P8 K4

Row 22: K4 P7 K2 P5 K1 P3 K1 P5 K2 P8 K4

Row 24: K4 P9 K2 P3 K1 P3 K1 P5 K2 P8 K4

Row 26: K4 P10 K2 P1 K13 P8 K4

Row 28: K4 P11 K2 P4 K2 P3 K3 P9 K4

Row 30: K4 P12 K2 P3 K3 P14 K4

Row 32: K4 P3 K9 P1 K2 P19 K4

Row 34: K4 P10 K11 P13 K4

Row 36: K4 P14 K2 P4 K12 P2 K4

Row 38: K4 P11 K2 P14 K3 P4 K4

Row 40: K4 P13 K3 P5 K2 P11 K4

Row 42: K4 P15 K3 P1 K4 P11 K4

Row 44: K4 P13 K7 P14 K4

Row 46: K4 P11 K3 P4 K3 P13 K4

Row 48: K4 P19 K3 P12 K4

Row 50: K4 P19 K2 P13 K4

Rows 51 – 55: Knit

Cast off Knitwise.

If you want a stretchier cast off, cast off as follows:

*Cast off 5, cast on one using backward loop and immediately cast off one* repeating ** to end.